I am not sure of the exact failure rate but I had my tubes clipped tied and burned 10 years ago. A few months ago I went in for a special xray to make sure, I just had a bad feeling. My doc kept telling me that the failure rate was very low but I insisted. I had the hysterosalpingeogram (??) done and sure enough, the right tube and reattached completely and the dye just poured through.
From what Ive seen the failure rate can be up to 3.6 % meaning 3.6 in a hundred or 36 women in every 1000 have a chance of falling pregnant over a 10 year period.
The only 2 sure fire ways is abstinence and hysterectomy
clips
It is possible for the clips used in a tubal ligation to come undone or loose. It can happen for various reasons, but it is a fairly rare occurrence.
A tubal ligation is a sterilization procedure. There are a number of differing methods; Pomeroy Tubal and resection, tubal with fallopian ring, a tubal with hulka clip, a bipolar tubal coagulation, a Parkland and an Irving tubal.
Because tubal ligations using Hulka clips are reversible, there is a small chance of becoming pregnant. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms as soon as possible.
I am sure there are plenty of different kinds. I am a medical transcriptionist and the most common clips used at my hospital are Filshie clips. Hope that helps you!
I don't think so.
Tubal ligation is a permanent fix. It cuts, ties and burns the tubes whereas making it almost impossible for the egg to pass through for fertilization. There is only a 0.5 percent chance I believe that you could then get pregnant. This is not birth control, its a permanent solution to no longer have more children.
I have been doing a lot of research on line, and it appears that there are many factors that can effect your tubal ligation. for instance, the younger you are when you get your tubes tied, the more chance you have of them "healing" and becoming pregnant again, which can often happen up to and over 10 years after the tubal. also different tubal methods have different failure rates, but NONE OF THEM ARE 100% infact some sites state as many as 1 in 200 women can fall pregnant after a tubal ligation. thats ALOT! When you sign your papers for your tubal, it actually states that it isnt 100% I had my tubal done 5 years ago, and I am currently feeling very odd.
Funny you should ask because I am asking the same. I am being sent to a general surgeon to have it removed. It is the cause of pain I have had for years.
The cost is about $5400-$6900 at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center located in Chapel Hill North Carolina. Having clips is one of the best procedures to have reversed. Normally the patient is left with longer tubes and there are patients that report pregnancy weekly.
i got my tubes done and want to know if they are rubber or metal
No. It is very hard to reverse this procedure once it is done.